Accessibility Overview
Check out our collection of articles on accessibility best practices. These are designed to be low-effort, high-impact strategies to improve your courses' Ally scores while making your content more accessible for your students, regardless of accessibility needs and preferences. Getting Started * Image Descriptio…
Checking PowerPoint Slides for Accessibility
When using PowerPoint slides in a Canvas course site, two tools can help you quickly check the accessibility of your content: Ally and Microsoft PowerPoint's built-in accessibility checker. How to Use Ally to Identify Inaccessible PowerPoint Files Ally is an accessibility tool that works within Canvas to scan cours…
Arranging PowerPoint Content in Logical Reading Order
NOTE: The instructions featured in this article were written based on Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows (Version 2412). The interface and features demonstrated below may vary based on the version of PowerPoint you use (eg, PowerPoint for web, PowerPoint for macOS). If your version differs from what is shown in this ar…
Using PowerPoint's Built-in Layouts
NOTE: The instructions featured in this article were written based on Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows (Version 2412). The interface and features demonstrated below may vary based on the version of PowerPoint you use (eg, PowerPoint for web, PowerPoint for macOS). If your version differs from what is shown in this ar…
Gradescope Overview
Gradescope is an online platform that utilizes AI to simplify and streamline grading for instructors. It supports various assignment types, including paper-based, digital, bubble-sheet, and coding assignments. Gradescope connects within our Canvas LMS and syncs its roster to your class roster, so connecting students…
Adding Titles to PowerPoint Slides
NOTE: The instructions featured in this article were written based on Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows (Version 2412). The interface and features demonstrated below may vary based on the version of PowerPoint you use (eg, PowerPoint for web, PowerPoint for macOS). If your version differs from what is shown in this ar…
Accessibility Tips: Converting Documents and PowerPoints to PDFs
Need some simple fixes to improve accessibility? The Office of Digital Learning has a collection of tips for making course content more accessible. See the full collection: Accessibility Overview This tip focuses on converting your documents and PowerPoints to PDFs. PDFs are often the preferred document type for …
Instructors: How to Access the Turnitin Similarity Report Beta
How to access the similarity report beta for the first time FSU has been selected to participate in Turnitin's similarity report Beta. As a Turnitin user, you will now have access to both the classic and beta reports, with the ability to switch between them as needed. Here is how to access the new Beta similarit…
How to restrict course Zoom meetings to FSU users only
To increase the security of your course Zoom meetings, you can now restrict your course meetings to only allow FSU students, staff, and faculty to join. Instead of joining your course meeting anonymously or from a personal Zoom account, your students will instead be required to login to their FSU Zoom accounts to jo…
Canvas Grade Distribution
Can students view their grade distribution in a Canvas course? Instructors can allow students to view their grade distribution for assignments by deselecting the Hide grade distribution graphs from students option in their Course settings . Conversely, by selecting that same box, you can hide the grade distributi…
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11/22/2024: Canvas Outage 500 Page Error [RESOLVED] Resolved [Posted 11/22/2024 at 1:29 pm ET] At 12:43 pm on 11/22/2024 Instructure reports the incident has been resolved. For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page. Monitoring At 12:34 pm on 11/22/2024 A fix has been implemented and Instructure is monitoring the results. For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page. Investigating [Posted 11/22/2024 at 12:24 pm ET] At 12:15 pm on 11/22/2024 Canvas has experienced an outage of service. Some users may be encountering 500 page errors in Canvas. Instructure is currently investigating the issue. For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page.
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11/19/2024: Some Canvas Users Experiencing a 500 Error [RESOLVED] Resolved [Posted 11/18/2024 at 9:55 pm ET] At 9:55 pm on 11/18/2024 Canvas reported the situation has been fully resolved. For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page. Monitoring [Posted 11/18/2024 at 9:36 pm ET] At 9:36 pm on 11/18/2024 Canvas implemented a fix to the 500 error some United States users were experiencing in Canvas. To ensure the fix was successful they remained monitoring the situation. For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page. Investigating [Posted 11/18/2024 at 9:06 pm ET] At 9:06 pm on 11/18/2024 Canvas was aware and started investigating a reported error of some United States users experiencing a 500 error while in Canvas. This error seems to have impacted some students by kicking them out of their exams. For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page.
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